Travel the World With These Top Career Choices

Let’s face it, not everyone wants to be restricted within the confines of a regular 9-5 job.

As a matter of fact, millennials are not only the generation that travels the most, but they are also the most likely to choose a non-traditional career path compared to older generations.

Increased value of life experiences and work-life balance is redefining what it means to go to work each day. KMPG International surveyed its business students from over 20 different countries and found that a whopping 89% would be willing and able to move abroad for the right job opportunity.

In addition, 80% of those who were asked also answered that they reasonably expected to live in three or more countries over the course of their careers. There’s a growing number of individuals in the workforce that want to travel, be their own boss, or both!

Here are some career choices that can pay you to travel the world. Yep, we’re talking about fun and exciting travel jobs for women!

Cruise Ship Worker

An obvious choice to get paid to travel is to work for a cruise ship. Not only do you get free room and board while you travel, but you also get to meet tons of people with different cultural backgrounds.

Because cruise ships offer almost every service under the sun while out on the sea, there’s an opportunity for someone with almost any background. You can be a server in the restaurant, a yoga instructor for one of the classes, or even an art preparator for a cruise ship like Park West Gallery.

Each cruise ship is a whole different world so make sure to research the type of customer you’ll be catering to, as well as what is expected from you. Cruise ships can be an outrageously fun and high-paying gig, but you want to make sure you are a good fit for the ship.

Flight Attendant

Another fairly common job for women looking to travel the world is that of a flight attendant. Requirements will vary between different airlines, but generally speaking, you’ll need to be able to stand for long periods of time as well as reach the overhead bins.

Experience in customer services is a plus, as you will encounter lots of people and some that can be difficult to handle. Speaking a foreign language is also looked upon favorably, as well as a CPR certification.

Similar to Park West Gallery professionals, flight attendants have a training academy they will go to that will give them the necessary skills to perform the job. It’s not always easy to get in, but it will be well worth it if you do as you’ll have the opportunity to see amazing places across the globe.

Tour Guide

A tour guide is a great job for the traveler that loves to share their knowledge with groups of people. While many tour guides are self-employed freelancers, there are also some larger companies that will hire tour guides for their own specific travel programs.

This is a fun job that allows you to interact with many people who have similar interests.

The workload will generally shift during the year, depending on when the busy season is for your industry. This means you’ll have parts of the year where you can also travel for pleasure. As long as you don’t mind having your schedule determined by tourism, this is a great choice.

Now that you’ve seen some of what is possible, you can start researching more career choices that will help you travel the world while earning a salary (or as a freelancer).

The world has become amazingly accessible due to advances in technology and these are just some of the ways you can earn money while abroad.

These are just some of the best travel jobs for women that we came up with. Before you go, let us know in the comments below which have worked out well for you or, for that matter, haven’t worked out at all!

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